Table 2.
Characteristics of the sample (N=13).
| Sociodemographics | n (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Men | 9 (69) | ||
| Women | 4 (31) | ||
| Family situation | |||
| Married or cohabiting | 9 (69) | ||
| Living alone (single, widowed, or divorced) | 4 (31) | ||
| Place of residence (type)a | |||
| Town with >100,000 inhabitants | 4 (31) | ||
| Urban area with 20,000-49,999 inhabitants | 3 (23) | ||
| Urban area with 1000-19,999 inhabitants | 3 (23) | ||
| Health- and illness-related factors | |||
| Mild depressive symptoms at beginning of wCBTb,c | 7 (54) | ||
| Moderate depressive symptoms at beginning of wCBT | 3 (23) | ||
| Moderately severe to severe depressive symptoms at beginning of wCBT | 3 (23) | ||
| Completion of the wCBT programd | |||
| 1-3 modules | 3 (23) | ||
| 4-6 modules | 6 (46) | ||
| 7 modules | 4 (31) | ||
aTown and urban areas are defined as having at least 200 inhabitants with a maximum distance between the houses of 200 meters information; not available for 3 participants.
bwCBT: Web-based cognitive behavioral therapy.
cDepressive symptoms assessed with Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The following cut-off scores were used: 5-9 mild depressive symptoms; 10-14 moderate depressive symptoms; ≥15 moderately severe to severe depressive symptoms.
dThe wCBT program consisted of a total of 7 modules designed to be used during a 9-week period.